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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Fairburn in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fairburn. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.

  • Berlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
  • Rodney ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rodney is located in Waushara County
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  • Spring Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
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  • Neshkoro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Princeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Winnebago County
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  • Rush Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County
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  • Poy Sippi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
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  • Germania
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Germania is located in Marquette County
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  • Mount Morris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
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  • Pine River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine River is located in Waushara County
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  • Ripon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
  • Waukau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Waukau is located in Winnebago County
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  • Brushville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brushville is located in Waushara County
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  • Saxeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saxeville is located in Waushara County
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  • Pickett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pickett is located in Winnebago County
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  • Omro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Omro is located in Winnebago County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
  • Tustin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tustin is located in Waushara County
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  • Dakota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dakota is located in Waushara County
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  • Marquette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Elo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Elo is located in Winnebago County
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  • Fairwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Fisk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fisk is located in Winnebago County
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  • West Bloomfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
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  • Wild Rose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.